Brian Bernhardt

Architect · Cape Town

Commercial Architecture

Film Studio Headquarters

Sandton, Johannesburg

Jo Noero Architects · 1987–1995

Designed for a prominent film studio north of Johannesburg, the headquarters explored component-based construction on a larger and more sophisticated scale.

The brief called for private studios overlooking a mature garden, together with generous communal spaces where staff could meet, relax and dine.

A long, north-facing building was carefully positioned among the existing trees. A spacious double-volume corridor forms the heart of the building, linking studios, offices and shared spaces while encouraging collaboration and interaction.

The steel portal-frame structure, with brick infill and natural-finish corrugated-iron cladding, expresses the structural system while creating a robust contemporary workplace.